Jacko CANON

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Following Wednesday's Thriller poll, it's probably time we sorted out just which of Michael Jackson's UK Top 40 hits are Thrilling and which are steaming piles of Bubbles! I can't even begin to describe all the bonkers things our Michael has done, so let's get on with the ticking!

To keep things manageable I've left off the Jackson Five material (enough for its own canon really) except where Michael is credited separately. You have SIXTEEN ticks to denote your Jacko love!


[Poll #849271]

Comments

BEST VIDEO?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

My nominations:

Scream = doesn't live up to the £££ spent (no matter what stevem78 says, but groundbreaking at the time
Thriller = obv great, got shown to us in Yr 7 English class as example of "horror genre"
Billie Jean = less disco floor tiles than you'd think! But tramp turning into tapdancer is always good
Earth Song = only now are people worrying abt Global Warming ten years later!
Black & White = interchangeable heads and MACAULAY CULKIN ARGH NOES

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes Earth Song wins this too.

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

my favourite Jacko video is actually 'Leave Me Alone'. Excellent 'elephant man' dancing sequence and the only video appearance by Bubbles (in a ROCKET CAR!).

also much of 'Moonwalker' is still AWESOME.

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

When I was a tiny I used to get that mixed up with 'Moonraker'. Oh dear.

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'Moonraker' is even more awesome!

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Jacko = excellent new bond villain

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Bubbles = excellent new bond

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

and with LaToya as M

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

And Uri Geller as Q

"Show me your I.D." "You've never been arrested?"

[koganbot]

Best vid is "The Way You Make Me Feel," where the flirtation is menacing, could be love, could be terror.

standard version

long version (9 minutes)

Re: "Show me your I.D." "You've never been arrested?"

[koganbot]

This isn't a regular promo vid, but here's the Motown 25th Anniversary performance of "Billie Jean", which may have been what tipped his popularity from rising star to phenomenal superstar.

Re: BEST VIDEO?

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

Billie Jean: The outfit! The dancing! The light up tiles!
Say Say Say: I have always loved the corny acting of Macca & MJ in this video, and the ?! implication that Latoya was Michael's love interest in the video.
Thriller: I thought Michael was legitimately adorable when he turned into the werewolf and couldn't figure out why his girlfriend would be scared of him. The zombies were really scary, though.
Bad: Michael's s&m outfit and crazy dancing manages to scare the crap out of Wesley Snipes! Plus, the phrase "tertusshell glasses".
Black & White: great for the reasons Kat has listed above
Leave Me Alone: A little meta, but very well done.

I would also be remiss in not mentioning Moonwalker, even though it technically doesn't count. Superhero Michael battles extremely ott drug lord Joe Pesci while Sean Lennon cries a lot! Definitely check it out if you haven't already...